While some bands may strive for a level production in most endeavors, others prefer to more proverbially “fly by the seat of their pants“. A Place To Bury Strangers, also known as APTBS, is firmly stationed in the latter with their renowned live performances considered the stuff of legend by those embracing insane antics with ear-splitting volumes to the chagrin of non-Spinal Tapians everywhere.

“Open your heart to me, explore the fantasy
We’ve got a chance to be together; let’s meet up late tonight
Indulge in pure delight
Syncopate our hearts to fiercely flutter“

APTBS was born of the DIY movement in native New York City, so named for their want of muscular, musical self-reliance due to an overriding lack of funds. Yet instead of treating this as unfortunate, they would frame it as an opportunity to embrace a more natural-sounding rawness, perhaps akin to the garage band movement, but rather on steroids. A joyous exchange of the staid and bounded for the brazen and boundaryless. When funding did arrive, it would be funneled to tours in Europe, new equipment to trash, and necessary instrument repairs with resilience upgrades.

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“Enjoying dirty wine, leaving our pasts behind
Exploring every inch together
Your stories make me laugh; let’s take some photographs
Every touch sends another shudder”

Analogous to the concept of “happy accidents“, actively sought after by Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees in their studio, APTBS frontman Oliver allows similarly yet while playing live. “We definitely work ourselves up into a frenzy — you sort of want that to happen. At that point, when you’ve reached your limit and gone beyond what is normal or controllable for yourself, that’s when something magical happens… the point at which, all of a sudden, there are these weird accidents or these moments of pure energy that occur. It’s very exciting.”

”Now I know I’ll never be the same, as the night you screamed my name
There’s no way for us to be lovers
I still stare at that photograph, every time I need to laugh
Reminisce that night that we spent tethered”

This Grimoose remixed version of “Let’s See Each Other” cleverly stutter-steps the original track (also included below) syncing tempos-to-visuals in mini-crescendos of pleasure and delight capturing the song’s essence sans DIY sound in favor of a near Wire-esque resonant reboot. Still a deafening pronouncement of passion over monotony, even without being turned “up to eleven“.

“Let’s see each other…
All the way”

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